Shakespeare’s World: The Tragedies: A Historical Exploration of Literature

This analysis of primary documents allows readers to understand Shakespeare’s tragedies within the context of historical issues of Renaissance England.

• Provides primary source documents for close reading of four of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies

• Helps readers to relate primary source documents to Shakespeare’s plays using narrative material

• Offers an introductory essay as an overview of the social and historical context of the plays

• Suggestions for further reading direct users to sources of additional information

• Presents a chronology that summarizes relevant historical events